Today G-CPET which is now known as N956FD is due to leave LGW at 13:00 local time (about 4 hours time) and will head for Victorville, California via Bangor. I know this was the last 757 to leave the BA fleet, so I assume that this is the very last one left at LGW going to FedEx.

The aircraft in the great retro livery before being stripped now to bare white.

First of all thank you for this information.... Yes, I do agree with you that G-CPES will have a other home then being scrapped!!!!!!!! I remember many years ago flying from ZRH to LHR they used the B757's on this route... also working on the Ramp at ZRH I was only (when possible) to un-load a 757 that was not only BA but some others to!!!!

Simply a pity that there are not more 757's around in ZRH.... but I always remember the super times!!!!!

Quoting B738FlyUIA (Reply 1):First of all thank you for this information.... Yes, I do agree with you that G-CPES will have a other home then being scrapped!!!!!!!! I remember many years ago flying from ZRH to LHR they used the B757's on this route... also working on the Ramp at ZRH I was only (when possible) to un-load a 757 that was not only BA but some others to!!!!

Simply a pity that there are not more 757's around in ZRH.... but I always remember the super times!!!!!

Yeah it is a shame not more are around, but at least a lot of charter airlines here in Europe use the 757's. Here at LGW we have Monarch (their 757's may go to Fedex, some have already), Thomson and Thomas Cook who have quite a lot here.

Anyway never give up, maybe one day someone will operate 757's out of ZRH again!

Quoting antonovman (Reply 2):I wonder when the other two in France go to Fedex.
I cant see Openskies lasting much longer

I think your right, I thought I heard somewhere that they might be going to FedEx sometime soon maybe.

Quoting GCPET (Reply 3):Two planes I wish BA had never retired: The 757 and Concorde! The two best looking planes in my opinion too. I'll miss that sound the RB211 made . Good bye 757, you worked well for BA!

According to the article it says G-BIKB was the first 757 for BA and the 10th 757 to be built. Interestingly this aircraft is still flying today with DHL as D-ALEB, nearly 30 years later after being delievered to BA.

On the left is the aircraft at LHR in 1983, and on the right is the same aircraft in 2011.